Can someone Identify this fish

[00nothing]

Just wondering if somebody could ID this fish for me i ahve seen them sold as both a yellow tail damsel and a purple lyretail chromis

they are really nice fish and are very peaceful and are a great filler fish much nicer than ure avg damsels and hardier than anything elese i have owned, i own 4 right now and would love to learn more as ia m considering adding a few more

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/00nothing/my%20fish%20and%20corals/IMG_0751.jpg

[minimalist]

Chromis are damselfish. It's a damsel of some sort. A pretty one at that.

[onefin]

i agree nice fish as long as it's peacfull you got it made, try webmedia for more info.

[00nothing]

thanks guys yeah guess i should try wetweb i was aware of the chromis/damsel relation it jsut bugs me when stores like big als jsut label the fish whatever they want , and would really liek to find out exactly waht these guys are i wish i ahd a better pic but these guys are impossible to photograph

[Zoalander]

Yellow tailed african cichlid.











jk, looks like some sort of damsel.

[fishfanv]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6749292#post6749292 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Vetter1980
Yellow tailed african cichlid.











jk, looks like some sort of damsel.
lol it does look kinda like a cichlid :p

[Paintbug]

Neopomacentrus azysron (YellowTail Demoiselle)
not the best pic of one but heres some info
http://www.saltcorner.com/1024/index1024.htm
http://species.fishindex.com/species_4354neopomacentrus_azysron.html

[Potsy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6749316#post6749316 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishfanv
lol it does look kinda like a cichlid :p

I read that damsels are distant relatives of perches and cichlids so the resemblance isn't surprising.

[izmullives]

those are evil little fish get it out if you want to keep any nice fish

[Andrew]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6750755#post6750755 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by izmullives
those are evil little fish get it out if you want to keep any nice fish

They all can't be that evil because the lfs has a 3-4'' once in their reef with a yellow tang, clowns, and gobies and he doesn't bug them a bit.

[minimalist]

He's got a predatory reef.

[Zoalander]

It's all fun and games until your ripping out your rock to remove it.

[T-6 Driver]

Could it be a limbaughi chromis?

[00nothing]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6750978#post6750978 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Vetter1980
It's all fun and games until your ripping out your rock to remove it.

these guys are honestly the most peaceful fish i have kept they never bother anything and for the most part i worry about them, they sometimes interfere with my SFE's feedings and he takes nips at them as well as my female ocel/perc cross constantly chases them the only fish in my tank they ever bother with is my LB and they never actually go after him they just pick up the dust as he pulls up any algae i would consider these guys much more peaceful than the green chromis i have kept in the past IMO these are the ultimate dither fish

[00nothing]

I do believe that paintbug was right on the money with the ID thank you for that


still confuses me though that when i follow the latin names as well as the alternate latin i come up with many species it goes to show how broad the species we keep are and that there is still no firm identification for many of them makes me feel like i have something special even though i only paid 4.99 for them

[Fmellish]

It's a blue tang, right?

[reefD]

sometimes u cant blame store as distibuters mislabel more ....and if lfs cant tell difference than they follow leed. wholesalers say one thing send something else...ask anyone who orders from time to time.

[reefD]

read this
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/damselidfaqs.htm